Diesel Accessories
As well as performance exhausts for your diesel vehicle we can also provide diesel specific catalysers, DPF-Delete, EGR Delete, Catalyser Delete (where permitted by current legislation) and other related accessories such as performance air filters and tonneau covers - these products will improve the efficiency and fuel economy of your vehicle - and especially with the escalating price of fuel, they will pay for themselves in a short space of time!
DPF-R Particulate Filter Emulator Kits
We are official dealers for the DPF-R system from GearboxZ.
What is a DPF?
A DPF is a Diesel Particulate Filter. These are found installed by the factory on 2007 and newer US diesel powered trucks such as the Dodge Ram (Cummins) and Ford SuperDuty Pickups (Powerstroke). They are also increasingly being used on diesel cars and vans here in Europe.
The DPF itself is a new type of emissions filter in line in the exhaust that collects the PM (Particulate Matter - in other words soot/black smoke) . The PM quickly clogs the DPF so in order to clean the DPF the truck will drop raw diesel into the exhaust to burn the PM out of the DPF. This burn is called “re-gen”. Re-gen will occur after about 100 - 600 miles of driving, and will last for 10 - 40 minutes. Not all of the PM can burn so the DPF will completely close off /clog up over time, which causes re-gen to happen more frequently. Eventually the DPF has to be removed and cleaned with specialist equipment and chemicals or replaced.
What is a DPF-R and what does it do?
The DPF-R is a plug-in electronic module that eliminates DPF re-gen. The DPF-R system has been developed in USA by GearboxZ for late model 2007-2010 Ford and Dodge Pickup trucks. Because it stops the re-gen process the DPF will need to be removed from the exhaust system and a suitable replacement pipe section installed
The DPF-R will remove the following intermittent symptoms of re-gen:
* -idle speeds reaching 1100 - 1200 rpm
* -increase in white smoke
* -limited HP
* -lower engine responsiveness
* -unusual exhaust smells
* -engine/exhaust flutter on deceleration or shutdown
Is DPF-R bad for the environment?
No. The DPF causes:
* -wasted fossil fuels
* -lower fuel economy
* -less power
* -increased green house gasses (nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide)
Also your vehicle will not pass emissions during the DPF re-gen process!
The DPF and associated Catalyser and related components are heavily constructed, their combined weight is as much as an adult passenger, reducing the fuel economy and load carrying capacity of the vehicle!
So why do we have the DPF?
The DPF reduces PM (particulate matter), the “visual” black smoke characteristic of diesel engines. This is not green house gas, it is fine dust/soot that settles to the ground. Whilst reducing any such pollutants is of course environmentally responsible and desireable, the DPF in its current form is an imperfect solution to this problem, as it decreases fuel economy and increases greenhouse gas emissions - eg a customer with a Dodge Ram - Cummins turbodiesel report that DPF regen causes fuel mileage to literally halve every time a regen occurs - (from average of 23 down to 12mpg).
Is the DPF-R legal?
In the USA the DPF-R is legal for performance/racing and off road applications. DPF-R is also legal for testing and maintenance purposes. Vehicles with a DPF-R may not pass emissions inspections in some US states. End user is responsible to check local and state emissions laws in their area, and comply with those laws.
FAQ's
- Q: Does the DPF-R kit work for the 2010 Dodge?
- A: Yes.
- Q: How does the DPF-R work?
- A: The DPF-R 3.0 Kit for Dodge: replaces the dpf filter, emulates a new clean dpf filter, resets some dpf related counters in the ECU. The DPF-R 4.0 Kit for Ford: replaces the dpf filter, reprograms the ECU for a trouble free DPF delete.
- Q: Will the DPF-R stop my truck from throwing codes (check engine light)?
- A: Yes. The DPF-R is designed run without throwing any codes. As a utility feature the DPF-R is designed to clear soft dpf related codes. The DPF-R will leave other codes alone so you will be alerted to other problems. The 4.0 for Ford will also read trouble codes.
- Q: Will the DPF-R work with my custom exhaust?
- A: Yes. The DPF-R will work with any exhaust mod.
- Q: Will the DPF-R increase fuel mileage?
- A: The re-gen process wastes raw fuel. Stopping re-gen should increase overall mileage, but we make no guarantee as this is a off road/racing product.
- Q: Will the DPF-R increase performance (horsepower)?
- A: The DPF-R does not directly increase power. The power will come from stock programming after removing the plug in the exhaust, and letting the engine breath.
- Q: Will the DPF-R Void my warranty?
- A: Use at your own risk. The DPF-R can be removed, setting the truck back to stock, without leaving behind any trace.
- Q: Will the DPF-R work with my chip/tune?
- A: DPF-R 3.0 for Dodge: Maybe. We know it works well with Super Chips. DPF-R 4.0 for Ford: Yes. Works with any chip or programmer including: Edge, Bully Dog, and SCT.
- Q: Do I have to have a chip/tune for the DPF-R to work?
- A: No. But your chip or tuner WILL work better with a DPF-R.
- Q: Doesn't this module just reset the anti-bounce counters or 'Glitch' counters to maximum?
- A: No.
